Cabinet having open-sided drawers



April 4, 1950 T.,BAILEY I 2,503,020

CABINET HAVING OPEN SIDED DRAWERS Filed Aug, 6, 1946 5 Sheetsi-Sheet 1I) II III III C 4 34 v 3% L a i 4 INVENTOR. T/readare 5a 176;

ATI'D R N EYB April 4, I950 BAILEY I CABINET HAVING OPEN SIDED DRAWERSFiled Aug. '6, 194e s Shee'csSheet 2 as 4 I 3 2a wiwmx I ye) INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYS April 4, 1950 I T. BAILEY I 2,503,020

CABINET HAVING OPEN SIDED DRAWERS Filed Aug. e, 1946 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN VEN TOR.

Theodarefia Z'Zey Patented Apr. 4, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECABINET HAVING OPEN-SIDED DRAWERS Theodore Bailey, Habana, Cuba IApplication August-{6, 1946, Serial No. 688,602

This invention appertains to improvements in kitchen cabinets and thelike generally, and has for its primary object to widen the field ofutility of the dispensing unit type of cabinet as disclosed in my PatentNo. 2,432,494.

Another object of the invention has to do with the provision of acomplete, attractive, and compact, form of kitchen cabinet which affordsmaximum convenience and usefulness in places where the absence of pantryfacilities and economy in space are important considerations and wherebylabor, on the part of the housewife, is reduced'to a minimum by aconcentrated and quickly accessible arrangement of substantially all theadjuncts, materials, and utensils, usually employed for culinarypurposes and other associated operations.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of the cabinet ashereinbefore characterized and certain accessories therefor which greatvprovided with shelves to support supplies of con-- diments, cleaningmaterials, flavorings, seasonings, etc.; hinged side leaves or shelves,with a folding stool associated with one or both of the same, for use inthe preparation of menus, shopping lists, and the like, or for thesupport of dishes and utensils in use; and a holder for a cook-book orthe like. with means to retain the book' in an open position; all ofthese in addition to those ac cessories and conveniences incoporated inm aforesaid dispensing unit cabinet.

vantages of equal importance in view, the invention resides in thecertain new and useful combination, construction, and arrangement ofparts.- as will be hereinafter more fully described. set, forth in theappended claim, and illustrated .in: the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved cabinet, in accordancewith my invention and: with the closure of the top part disposed in-itsopen position;

Figure 2 is an enlarged, transverse, verticalsection, taken through theline 2-2 on Figure 1; looking in the direction of the arrows, andshowing the work table in its extended position and;

' 40 With the foregoing and other objects and ad-' the cook-book holderdisposed at the reading position;

Figure 3 is an enlarged, longitudnal, vertical section, taken throughthe line 3-3 on Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is an enlarged, horizontal section, tak en through the line 44on Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows,'and showing thetop" drawers of the base part of the cabinet in open positions tosupport the work table position of use;

Figure 5 is a sectional view similar tothat of Figure 4, but takenthrough the line 55 on- Figure 1, looking in thedirection of thearrows;'

Figure 6 is another sectional View similar to Figures 4 and 5, but takenthrough the line 6-6 on Figure 1, looking in the direction of thearrows;

Figures '7, 8, and 9 are perspective views of the. central, left andright hand drawers, respectively, in the lower portion of the base partof the cabi-' net, and showing the arrangement of compartments andshelves within the same;

Figure 10 is a fragmentary, transverse, vertical section, through thetoppart of the cabinet, and showing the front closure thereof in partlyopened position and the cook-book holder in its normal position of rest;

Figure 11 is a fragmentary, horizontal section,

taken through the line I l-ll on Figure 10, looking in the direction ofthe arrows, and showing the cook-book holder in top plan; and, r

Figure 12 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longi-= tudirial, verticalsection, taken through the line; i2l2 on Figure 2, looking in thedirection of the arrows, and showing the manner of housing the foldableand sliding sections of the front clo-' sure within the upper end of thetop part of the cabinet, when the closure is moved to open position togive access net part.

Referring to the drawings in detail, whereinlike characters of referencedenote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the invention,as it is exemplified therein, is embodied in a of the same length butthe toppart B is made narrower than the base part A and rises from thelatter with its frontside set inward fromv the like side'thereof.

The base and top parts A in its extended to the interior of said cabiandB are both .rec -z ta-ngular inform and the base part ismade with a.main top wall It, a back wall 12, side walls net from one place of useto another, the loose fitgof the second frame 24 permitting it to slidefreely along the floor. during suchtxnovement. Positioned alongside eachof the legs [8, at the front side only of the base part A,"is a stopdevice 26, such as is commonlyeemployedtdhold doors in open or partlyopen position, to secure the cabinet against accidentaldisplacement-from a set position, such as might otherwise occur byreason of its beingi supportedcon the: casters 20.

The base part A is provided with tWOlrl-IHIGF- mediate horizontahwallssn:andaSflj thev-uppermost-wall v28 beingipositionedbelow-the top-wall llto provideisa'relatively shallow=space to hcuse a riwork 2 table: 32,:which rhingedlywconnected, by means of pivoted Jinks-534, toxaifollower35 that :isfslidable iinlsaid space anda on metal; guides 38 while the:lower Wvall :80 "is positioned rat a somewhat jgreateridistancembelowi-the wall r 28 :to provide a larger space to house apain of.drawers l; andi42, arrangedrinsidewtmside relationwandsupported-for slidingrmovementsaonimetal guides ,Imounte'd on thei sidewalls" 1 4=-and a centrally disposed :division wall 1 4a.

XI-hex work tablec32iiis iadapted to be projected outwardlyoofethefront-sidevofithe base 'part A and to be supported in horizontalposition upon the? drawersdllxand flywhiclr are=:moved--to openpositions for :the purpose, will which ,position, the table is;generally useful, particularly. in! the preparation of r 'foodstuffs and:as "ea. =kneading board. By means of=the;-llrik.-connections-34; thetable "Y 32 may be :foldedvover: from: its :projected horizontal.positionztowrestvupon the top' wall H), at 2the front-40f r thea'cabinet'top -part vB,.- for the use of its-reversedisidevas-iai cutting-boardor the like, by which arrangement,--the topside of the table remainssmoothvand- :unmarred from knife outs=andithel-ike.

:rasabestizshown sin Ffi'gm'e 5, L then-drawer 40 provided withatrleastvtwo' vertical partitions 40a and. 40b,:to:rdivide: its interior'into parallel. compartmentsof substantiallywequal area; -to receivetableware, :culinary implements, or the i'likfi; while the'rdrawer: l2isprovidedewithbutw a-single vertical partition A211, to divide:itsdnterior'into two compartments, :also :of substantially equal area,one70f which isimrovidedeat its: .fronteend with 1 a atransversely:ldisposed rchannel 'member 42b, such as a pencil trough or the like.:Each drawer "40 and 42 isprovided-with a-pullwelement 46, which ispreferably 1 in the town of an elongated strip, of a lengthsubstantially 'equal to that of the' front .wall on whichit-.:iso-mounted,

30 is "divided by-verti'cal transverse :partitions Mb r arid I40, toprovidethreecompartments or unequal area and to receive drawers-48,"50,::and 52, "the drawer-48 "occupying the larger "centralcompartment, the drawer 50 the merit largest compartment, arid -thedr-awer 52 *the smallest compartment. The central drawer 48, as bestshown in Figure '7, is comprised in a bottom wall 48a, a front end Wall43b, and a rear end wall 480, which leaves its sides open for purposesto be presently explained. The space between the front and rear endwalls is divided, by a vertical partition 48d, to form two maincompartments of unequal area and these are subdivided, ;by horizontalpartitions 45s and 68/, into upperrand lower compartments. The upper orthe smaller compartments, to the left of the partition 48d, is itselfdivided into substantially equal parts, by a transverse verticalpartition :e|8g;iar1d.one'of these, in turn, is divided into severalrelatively small elongated compartments, by

. a seriesOf-parallel vertical partitions 4821, which partitions iarebi.a height approximately equal to one-half of the depth of saidcompartment;

' wbile -t-he upper of the larger compartments, to

the right of the partition 48d, is provided with a-irelatively-.'narro\v :shelf 481, of substantially U-dorminrplan, which extendswabout andus supportedaon'i the front and rear -walls 48bt-and 48c-andthe partition 48d, :substantiallyin the plane of the top edges :ofthe partitiOIIs-ASILJI'I the=adjacent of the smaller compartments to'theleftof the partition-48cL The shelL-wi: may (beemployed-to:supporthbottles'or packages which are retained thereon,against-accidental displacementMd-uring open-ingranel closingmovements-of the idrawer by -a .-flange-48;i, rising from-andextending-about theifree edges thereof. Also, upstanding: flanges 483sare. formed on the. edges of-L-the-.-bott0m wall 48a, at the: open-sidesoi the drawer, \to ,--prevent :accidental displacement of articles rplaced within the .lower. compartments. The-drawer. is supportednn.metalrguides. flfll one part..of --which .-isisecured .along theouteredges of. the horizontal. partitions 48c and 48 A pull elementABmis.providedbn the front wall 48b, and-is in the formof a strip extendinghorizontally' thereof, with itsends projecting beyond its side edgessufilciently to overlap .one-hallof the thickness of the verticalpartitions Mo and I40.

"Thedrawer 5D, to the leftof the centrally disposedzdrawer 48, iscomprised in a bottom wall a, affront'wallfiflbga rear wall'50c, and oneside'wallifld, the opposite side of the-drawer being open. "Theinteriorof the drawer 50 dlvided'by'ahorizontal wall We, disposed in the same;plane: as the horizontal walls 48c and 48!, or thedrawer48, toprovide'an upper and a lower compartment. Here, the upper compartmentisjprovided-witna substantiall U-shaped shelf Ellfexten'ding aboutthefront, rear and sidewalls 50b, 50c, =and50d, the free edges of which areformdwith upturned flanges 50; 'to' prevent accidental displacement" ofarticles placed on' the shelf. This drawer is also supported within" thebase part -*A':on metal "guides Elli one 'partof whichtissecuredalongthe'outer edge of thehorizontal wall'ifle *an'd 'anoth'er on'the=outerside ot the side wall-50d, with the 'companion xparts mountedonxthe 'opposite surfaces of the? left side'wall ,idfithe baselwpartnand the vertical partition Mb. L'Ihe' edge? of thetbottom wall Sta,atttheiopenl'i'side ofithezdrawerill, is alsorprovi'dd withaan upturnedflange-50h, while-the front w'a ll SOD-.carriesran elongated pu'llelement 501' which has its right hand end projectingrbeyond'theright-hand sideiofthexdrawer to':over lapetheabther onemalfrofithezthickness of the vetti'calzpartitiom Mb,1rin;line'- with the pullelement llmmfthedrawer 48.

\ The drawer 52, to the right of the centrally disposed drawer 48, ismade up of a bottom wall 52a, a front wall 52b, a rear wall 520, and aside wall or portion 52d, with its interior divided into upper and lowercompartments by a horizontal wall 52c, the latter being preferablydisposed in a plane slightly above that occupied by the like walls ofthe drawers 48 and 50. An elongated pull element 52h is provided on thefront wall 52b to match up with the like pull elements of the drawers 48and 50. Also, the bottom wall 52a is provided with an upturned flange52f extending along its edge at the open side of the drawer 52, and thedrawer is supported for open- 1ngfandclosing movements on metal guides529, one. part being secured along the side edge of the horizontal wall524: and another on the outer side of the side wall 52d, with thecompanion parts mounted on the opposite surfaces of the right hand sidewall H, of the base part A, and the vertical partition Me.

The top part B of the cabinet is comprised in a top wall 54, a back wall56, and side walls 58, its front side being open and inset from thefront side of the base part A, and the lower also open to engage over apair of transversely disposed bars or cleats 60, secured in properlyspaced relation on th top wall In of the base part, which bars or cleatsserve to retain the top part in place.

A closure is provided for the open front of the cabinet part B, and iscomprised in a lower section 62 and an upper section 64, hinged in edgeto edge relation with the lower section, as at 66, and at its upper edgeto a horizontally disposed follower 68; th two sections beingdependingly supported from the follower, when in closed position. Thefollower 68 is supported for horizontal sliding movements within theupper portion of the cabinet part B, immediately below the top wall 54and above the horizontal portions of guide channel elements or tracks12, which have vertical portions extending downwardly just within theopen front and at opposite sides thereof. The tracks 12 are secured onthe side walls 58 and the upper ends of the vertical portions thereofcurve into the horizontal portions, as best shown in Figures 2 and 10.The lower end of the lower closure section 62 is provided with a pair ofrollers 14, one mounted on each of its side edges and engaged in theadjacent of the tracks 12, while a hand grip 16 is provided on the frontside of the upper closure section 64 and is in the form of an elongatedstrip extending lengthwise of the section, the upper and lower sides ofthe same being inwardly beveled to insure a firm hold for the fingers.

The closure is moved to open position by initially pullin outwardly onthe hand grip 16 to cause the lower section 62 to move upwardly and intofolded relation with the under side of the top section, the lower end ofthe lower section pivoting on the rollers 14 and the hinges 66, whilethe rollers move upwardly of the tracks. At the end of the upwardmovement of both closure sections, they are folded in a horizontalposition ready to be slid inwardly of the upper portion of the cabinetpart, which is to be accomplished by pushing inward on the same to thatend. In the inward movement of the closure sections, the follower 68takes position against the back wall 56 and the rollers traverse thehorizontal portions of the tracks 12 rearwardly of the cabinet part.When housed within the cabinet part B, the hand grip 16 abuts the front6 edge of the top wall 54 thereofand in centered relation with respectto its opposite ends, lending symmetry to the arrangement of the handgrips of all of'the other movable parts of the base section A.

The top part B has its interior provided with substantially the samedispensing, measuring, and mixing, equipment as that of the like part ofthe cabinet disclosed in my aforesaid application, the same consistingof a horizontally disposed rack 18, secured in place on the back wall 56and one of the side walls 58, to support, for instance, a flour sifter80, a coifee dispenser 82, a sugar dispenser 84, a flour dispenser 86,and a dispenser 88 for a liquid.

Mounted on the inner side of the opposite side wall 58 is a stand havinga vertical hollow standard 90, having its front side provided with aplurality of vertical slots 92, arranged in vertical alignment, for theinsertion therein of carving knives and the like, and several trays 94,arranged in vertically spaced relation, to support other articles, suchas tableware, or the like.

Extending inwardly from each of the side walls 58, one in line with theother, is a pair of bracket arms 96 to the free ends of which are rightangularly disposed bars 98, arranged parallel to each other andextending transversely of the interior of the cabinet part B and abovethe rack 18. These bars 98 are identically slotted horizontally, as atI00, with their forwardly directed ends inclined in an upward direction.A rest I02, 01. substantially tray-like form, is positioned between thebars 98 to support a cook-book (not shown) and a leaf holder I04 withinthe rest; the latter preferably being made from a length of heavy gaugewire, bent substantially U-shape, with its arms directed toward the rearside of the rest and the ends thereof out-turned to project through theside walls of the latter and slidably engage in the slots I 00. When notin use the rest I02 is supported horizontally between the bars 98 and,when put to use, is moved to the front ends of the bars where it tiltsto an inclined position by reason that the angled ends of the leafholder I04 riding upwardly of the inclined ends of the slots I00 andpivoting therein for the purpose.

If desired, a drop-leaf I06 will be hinged to each side wall of the base.part A, to provide additional work supports.

Having thus fully described a preferred embodiment of my invention, itis to be understood that the words which I have used are words ofdescription rather than of limitation, and that changes may be madewithin the purview of the appended claim without departing from the truescope and spirit of my invention in its broader aspects.

What I claim is:

A kitchen cabinet comprising a box-like casing having verticallydisposed walls and an open front, a guide element arranged on the innersurface of each of the vertically disposed side walls, a plurality ofspaced parallel vertically disposed partitions arranged in said casingand coacting with said walls to define compartments, a guide elementarranged on each of said partitions, drawers slidably arranged in saidcompartments, said drawers being each provided with an open side, avertically disposed side portion, and a horizontally disposed wallintermediate its bottom and top, a guide element on each of saidvertically disposed side portions, a guide element arranged on the freeedge of each of said hori- "mtally disposed walls and :coacting with-',-the

guide element one-each -0fsaid partitions; .the guide elementsmn theside pontionsicoaqtingqwith the guide nlements on the-verticalmdisposed.side walls of said casing.

THEODORE BAILEY.

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